Legal Opinion
Aktienge-Sellschaft v. Dreer
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 33577PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff commenced this action pursuant to provisions of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1114 et seq. (hereinafter referred to by the section number of 15 U.S.C.A.). Plaintiff, a German corporation, is the manufacturer of Volkswagen automobiles and the owner-registrant of various distinctive trademarks identified with those automobiles. Defendants are individuals engaged in the sales and service of new and used automobiles, but they are not a franchised Volkswagen dealer.
The plaintiff complains that the defendants use plaintiff’s registered trademarks without…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Shaughnessy v. PedreiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Stewart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Eastern Wine Corporation v. Winslow-Warren, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Quabaug Rubber Company v. Fabiano Shoe Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- National Board of YWCA v. YWCA OF CHARLESTON, SCDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1971
- National Board of the Young Women's Christian Ass'n v. Young Women's Christian Ass'nDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1971
- La Chemise Lacoste v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Reliable Tire Distributors, Inc. v. Kelly Springfield Tire Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
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